LSC: Safety and First Aid Senior One Assignment

Activity 2.1: Identifying contents of a first aid kit

1 i) State the different materials that you locally use to give first aid.

ii) Using the first aid kit provided by the teacher or one at the school clinic, identify and note down the contents of the first aid kit and what they are used for.

iii) Share and compare your findings with your neighbour.

Activity 2.2: Understanding first aid

2 In groups:

i) discuss why it is important to learn first aid techniques.

ii) discuss the importance of first aid.

iii) mention the different local materials that you usually use for first aid in case of burns, cuts, bruises etc.

iv) suggest a local material you would use to provide first aid for each of the named components of the first aid kit and write them in the table below.

Activity 2.3: Explaining the importance first aid

i) Make a presentation of your findings from Activity 2.2 to the class.

Activity: Practising the DRABC routine

In groups:

i) study the steps in the DRABC routine that is elaborated below.

ii) using a role-play, illustrate the procedures under each of the routine components of DRABC.

Activity 2.5: Attending to an unconscious

i) Describe how you would attend to a casualty that is unconscious.

ii) In pairs, practise and illustrate the recovery position.

Attending to minor injuries

In life, you get different kinds of injuries or accidents depending on what we are doing

whether at home, school or in our communities. Despite the place where you are, you

should be able to save a life using the means available in terms of material. Lack of a

manufactured first aid kit should never be an excuse for you not to give first aid. Below is a

description of how you can attend to different kinds of injuries.

1. Minor Cuts and Wounds

Minor cuts can be caused by any sharp object such as knife, scissors, broken glass, blades

or nails. Although the surface cut may be small, such objects can penetrate deeply and

cause more harm to the internal parts in the body. If not covered properly, dirt may get

into the wounds, and so even minor scratches can become infected.

Action taken for cuts and wounds

i) Wash hands thoroughly before treating the wound.

ii) Gently clean away any dirt on the surface of the cut or wound.

iii) Using clean warm water and a little mild antiseptic, clean the wound and the surrounding area.

Activity 2.6: Practising first aid for minor

In groups of five, illustrate how you would give first aid on the injuries elaborated above using the items from the first aid kit. You are encouraged to improvise where there is no item in the first aid kit.

Activity 2.7: Explaining safety and injury prevention

i) Prepare and make a presentation of the

• different situations which would require the DRABC routine of first aid.
• danger points and activities at school that are likely to cause injuries.
• • different situations which would require the DRABC routine of first aid.
  • danger points and activities at school that are likely to cause injuries.
  • different ways you can prevent injuries before, during and after sports activities.different ways you can prevent injuries before, during and after sports activities.
  • ii) Prepare and make a presentation of theActivity of Integration

Context: Suppose you were in the field for inter-class ball game competitions and two students collide, causing one to fall hard on the ground, and the other collapsing due to the collision as shown in Fig. 2.15 below.

Fig. 2.15: Accident during school competitions

Task: Using your knowledge and skills

i) In a presentation, illustrate what you would do and how you would help these students.

ii) State in a write-up, the possible injuries and the steps you would follow to give first aid of the stated sports injury?